2000 – Page 43

President Hipolito Mejia stated that he will await the return of his Foreign Affairs Minister before taking a position on the request for political asylum by seven Haitian police officers who attempted a coup d?etat against the government of President Rene Preval. The seven were assisted in finding refuge by Dominican military personnel in the …

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During the first sixty days of the Mejia administration, the National Police (PN) have used deadly force on twenty-six civilians. Chief of Police Pedro De Jesus Candelier provided the statistic. He also noted that police killed 328 persons since he took command on March 1, 1999. At the same time, Candelier affirmed that ?certain sectors? …

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The Minister of Labor, Milton Ray Guevara, announced that the Dominican Republic and Haiti are on the verge of concluding an agreement that would ?normalize? the employment of Haitian cane-cutters and other agricultural workers. Together with his Haitian counterpart, the Minister has worked out the general outline of a treaty to be ratified by each …

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugo Tolentino Dipp, announced that diplomatic passports still in the hands of personnel of the Fernandez administration must be turned in. An investigation will be conducted to determine which ex-officials still retain their diplomatic passports. Some diplomatic passports also remain in the hands of private parties, according to Tolentino Dipp. …

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The full range of U.S.-Dominican relations will be discussed at a series of high level inter-governmental meetings scheduled for Thursday, 26 October, according to a U.S. government press release. The visiting group of senior U.S. officials is headed by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Peter F. Romero, who is the highest US …

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Consumers are complaining of a price increase for refined sugar. The usually abundant sweetener has become so scarce in recent weeks that President Mejia yesterday ordered the importation of an additional 3,000 tons. Commerce & Industry Minister, Angel Lockward, blamed the shortage on the delay in shipments from Brazil. However, Ivan Garcia, President of the …

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Speaking on behalf of the entire seven-member tribunal, Supreme Court Magistrate Julio Anibal Suarez announced that all judges would be subject to an annual evaluation, to be conducted by the high court, each year. The purpose of the evaluation is not to ?eliminate? judges, but to ?train them so they can better fulfill duties? said …

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Three children attending a birthday party in the village of La Piedra, in Cotui, were killed, and three others were hospitalized, when a light truck swerved off the highway and smashed into the house where the celebration was taking place. The accident was blamed on poor road conditions at that location which caused the driver …

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World Youth Bowling Championship Sub 23 will be held in Santo Domingo, 28 October-4 November at the Sebelen Bowling Center. Thirty-five countries are expected, of which 28 have confirmed their participation. The tournament is under the supervision of the International Bowling Federation and is organized by the Dominican Bowling Federation The participating countries are: Americas …

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